Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $211.87/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$211.87

70 head · 403 lb average

Value per head Derived

$853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$21.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.66

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	405	218.55	886	48
Medium and Large 2	397	197.30	783	22

One grade step is worth $21.24/cwt here — about $103 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale70 hd

211.87

—

FL average8 barns · 542 hd

202.21

+9.66

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,520	107.85	1,640	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	88.16	1,013	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	74.07	770	7thin

Every lot, as filed

29 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	177.83/cwt	172.00–182.00	749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	159.09/cwt	155.00–165.00	888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	181.24/cwt	172.00–187.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	165.50/cwt	160.00–169.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	153.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	953	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	199.53/cwt	190.00–210.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	202.62/cwt	195.00–210.00	928	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	192.68/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	218.37/cwt	210.00–230.00	574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	185.92/cwt	180.00–190.00	885	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	234.38/cwt	225.00–245.00	750	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	259.32/cwt	245.00–275.00	721	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	177.42/cwt	175.00–180.00	928	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	207.62/cwt	200.00–215.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	215.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	173.83/cwt	170.00–180.00	482	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	194.76/cwt	190.00–200.00	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	191.26/cwt	185.00–195.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	170.11/cwt	165.00–175.00	808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	185.94/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,034	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	221.51/cwt	215.00–230.00	793	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	163.60/cwt	160.00–167.00	851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	176.76/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,075	4
Bulls	—	—	1,682	116.96/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,967	3
Bulls	—	—	1,430	99.10/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,417	4
Bulls	—	—	1,500	109.13/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,637	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	82.82/cwt	81.00–87.00	914	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	92.17/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,091	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	74.07/cwt	71.00–77.00	770	7

How this sale compares

Florida weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)

Mon Jan 23, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 681Last week 845Year ago 873

Slaughter CattleReceipts 265Last week 455Year ago 246

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	172.00–182.00	177.83
5	—	558	155.00–165.00	159.09
5	—	370	172.00–187.00	181.24
5	—	619	150.00–160.00	153.94
4	—	268	190.00–210.00	199.53
5	—	326	185.00–195.00	191.26
6	—	475	165.00–175.00	170.11
6	—	520	160.00–167.00	163.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	160.00–169.00	165.50
5	—	277	170.00–180.00	173.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	195.00–210.00	202.62
4	—	528	185.00–200.00	192.68
10	—	320	225.00–245.00	234.38
8	—	278	245.00–275.00	259.32
4	—	413	210.00–220.00	215.09
5	—	556	180.00–190.00	185.94
9	—	358	215.00–230.00	221.51
4	—	608	171.00–180.00	176.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	263	210.00–230.00	218.37
5	—	476	180.00–190.00	185.92
4	—	523	175.00–180.00	177.42
4	—	315	200.00–215.00	207.62
4	—	420	190.00–200.00	194.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,682	114.00–122.00	116.96
4	—	1,430	97.00–101.00	99.10
6	—	1,500	108.00–111.00	109.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,103	81.00–87.00	82.82
16	—	1,184	88.00–98.00	92.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,039	71.00–77.00	74.07

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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